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Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

The estate agency industry is in a staffing dilemma because of the continuing uncertainty over Brexit and its effect on the...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals are refurbishing the Park Lane showroom they share - and it’s going...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

The chief of the UK’s longest-established estate agency recruitment consultancy has described the inflexibility of the industry towards people returning to...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

The estate agency sector “is experiencing the worst staff shortages in a generation at a point when the property market is...

A survey by an industry recruitment consultancy indicates that work-life balance is increasingly important to agency job applicants, second in importance...

Latest figures suggest there are only 1,850 apprentices employed in the entire property sector, suggesting an even smaller number in the...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Haus Properties - the estate agency set up by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester, who quit the company suddenly last year...

Odds are that you use TripAdvisor when you book a restaurant or hotel; perhaps you scroll down Amazon before clicking ‘buy...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

There’s no sign yet that the snap General Election is distracting our industry from continuing its fine record of doing good...

The number of residential sales vacancies registered with one industry personnel firm in the first quarter of 2017 has more than...

The managing director of the UK’s oldest estate agent recruitment consultancy has slammed a report which claims a cap on skilled...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

We recently carried a particularly inspiring story of an Essex estate agent who believes that at 21 he is currently the...

The government needs to provide more details of what could happen to European Union employees after the UK leaves the EU,...

While we as a country salute our paralympic heroes in Rio, our industry does the same for those agents and other...

Estate agency recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is urging agents to hold their nerve following the shock Brexit referendum vote just a...

Rayner Personnel is increasing its firepower in the key south east of England recruitment market with the announcement that husband and...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

Several agencies have announced expansion plans and new personnel as they gear up for 2016. Strutt & Parker is announcing that Giles...

Over the past six months I’ve noticed a number of key themes emerge from the conversations I’ve had with agents –...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...

Estate agency Keller Williams has set up a specialist team to help military personnel with mortgages and property investment.   "The needs of...

Agents Giving today launches an armed forces mentoring scheme to the property industry on behalf of the Royal British Legion. Agents are being...

next2buy Property Retailers has scooped the September ESTAS Estate Agent of the Month title.   The Tyne & Wear based agency won...

An agent is using social media to help homeless ex-service personnel move into empty properties free of charge - and he...

Who are you? Joshua Rayner MIRP What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Rayner Personnel & Estate Agency...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors says it supports a call by housing minister Brandon Lewis for personnel retiring from the...

Marsh & Parsons has enhanced its residential development and investment department by appointing Matt Bird - a former social housing executive...